General Mechanical

Will a speedo cable from a automatic ke70 fit into the T-50 ?

Hey guys soon i wish too build a sr20det ke70 and i have just read that autos have a Bigger tunnel, I'm pretty $#!t with cars but will this in any way make the conversion any easier? Sorry if this has been asked beforebut I can't search on iPhone Thanks, Steve.

ok I apologize if kick down is the wrong name for it but basically I have a ke10 with 4k and 2 speed toyoglide. problem is the way it's been set up it's still running an early carby so has a different linkage I'm suspecting a ke20? problem is I now have a 4k carby and adapting the kick down cable from the auto trans is becoming a massive hassle. now I wanna know is there a way to avoid using the cable? what exactly does it do? and say you were to put an aftermarket carb whether it be down draught or side draught how would you get the kick down to work? it's becoming such a pain in the ass I may just use it as an excuse to go manual but I kinda need to get it moving by nex…

Hey guys, i recently bought a ke30 and it's auto, i am going to get a manual 4 speed gearbox and i'm wondering what problems i will have along the way of the switch over as it's the first time i will be doing this. i have read some topics but i thought the easiest and best way was just to post this question my self i read this in one of the topics: "The only real difference between them is the gearbox mounts - the ke30 has both - auto and manual mounts. The ke55 has only the mounts for what gearbox was used in the car - such as yours will have the mounts for the manual box, if it came with the auto it'd only have the mounts for the auto. There is other odds and …

Hey, I am about to start a project I have never done before and need some advice. Today I got a KE55 sedan running a 4k with auto.. I had my mates corolla and it a 4k and a 4spd but the motor was very tired!! But I have the motr gear box and pedal set for it!!! Is there anywhere that does tells me how to do convert step by step?? Or would anyone be kind enough to tell me?? or should i be paying a professional to do it?? Thanks Drew

has any one here picked an auto over a manual? general opinion ive gotten is autos Are better suited to motors with more torque and no so much to our beloved 4 babgers. was thinking a 2 or 3 speed. or any thing that may be suggested. my current engine is a 4age bp 16v ( plus crazzy idea of 7agte)

Can someone please tell me which auto box to look for if I want an automatic RWD 4age? Thanks

my auto electric skills are more than just a little bit rusty having a problem with the AE71, the coil isn't producing any spark trying replacing it with the same problem so I'm assuming it's in the wiring pre coil rather than stuffing around pulling the loom apart and trying to find the fault I'd like to just re-wire up the new coil independant of the original loom can anyone tell me everything that needs to be wired up to the coil and which terminal it should come from (+) or (-) thanks in advance Dave

Heya guys, i just bought some autosol and toyota mudflaps from supercheap for 18bucks, with the auto sol polish man it came up good on my rocker cover, and for the mudflaps i need my dads drill witch i don't have man they look good, anyways ill keep you updated brad

ok i got autotecnica seats yesterday i was goin to put them till i realise my rails wont cross over(piece of s**t)and autotechnica don't make the rail that will work for my car.what have other people used, suggestions welcome.

I have an ea82 seca and I'm wondering if its possible to convert to awd, I see the aus rally awd corolla that isn't avail to public. Do the awds still have the east west engine setup? The awds are very rare to see and are mostly those crappy wagons. Do the ae82s have the body to support an awd gearbox with the shaft and rear diff? Has anyone done anything like this before? I see a place for a shaft on the inside, but not really under the car. Does anyone have any photos of the awd driveline to share?

Who knows a good place to replace an axel bearing? Ive got a shagged left bearing and its the uncommon D series diff. Ive got a spare axel with a shagged bearing so I was gonna get a new bearing put on that. About what should I expect to pay?

Looking for a place in Brisbane to do it for me. don't have the time or patience to do it myself :n:. All I can find in the yellow pages are places that supply bearings...

How much side-to-side axle play is acceptable? I've got a KE35 Corolla with an RA28 diff, running Bluebird TRX rear discs brakes. I bought the diff already set up with the brakes. For as long as I can remember since I put the diff in there's always been a clunking sound from the back of the car when I go around some corners, but I've never really known what it was. I have a clutch style Cusco LSD and I know this makes clunking sounds as it engages and disengages. Anyway, last event I did I noticed that at least one of my discs was occasionally scraping on my caliper when I went around some corners, it only happened when I was coasting around corners. Looke…

Just took my car for a quick drive and found i now have an axle tramp problem which i didn't have before the only changes are more power than previously before and i have fitted the car with some sticky tyres and where before it would spin it breaks into violent axle tramp, anyone know the cause or a cure??? any help would be greatly appreciated

Hi Everyone, First off, we are talking about the Borg-Warner diff. Sorry, this is a bit of an unwanted question, but I'm in a hurry to get my KE70 on the road again by tomorrow and need to know whether the left and right axles are the same length and are universal between left and right. Looking for a definite answer. Reason being is I have a spare axle (L or R I'm not sure) and would be easier to take it to the shop and get it pressed on, rather than taking out the car axle and using that. I won't have the time to get it all done if I take them all out and measure it up. Many thanks, Vince

hi i jus bought a toyota corolla 1987 ae 80 and the back brake locks on it own when i use the hand brak can people tell me whats wrong and how to fix it

Ok, so I definitely know that I have a backfiring issue, going through my exhaust. Now, all I know is these issues, this is on a 3-TC motor with stock carb. Car Idles at roughly 1000-1100 RPMs Car seems to run rich Back fire happens backing off the throttle Help is appreciated in figure out what my problem is. I've changed these parts: New NGK Plugs New Wireset New Distributer Cap New Distributer Rotor MSD Blaster 2 Coil Header back exhaust installed I'm thinking it's just that my car news a carburetor adjustment and/or timing adjusted, but I'm not sure right now. Thanks for any help.

Just wondering does the bottom of the back seat in a ke30 sedan interchange with the one in a ke38 wagon? The part of the back seat you actually sit on, not the back rest. Cheers.

Hey I have a Toyota corolla ae92 it has the 4afc motor I have changed the carby because a backfiring issue but still remains what else can it be? The carby is a sealed unit u can't change air or fuel mixture I have a brand new muffler on it also new plugs new leads and new rotor button and cap i need help please

Ok so it's now time to step it up a notch in the backyard mechanic skill set. My 5K engine is slowly starting to fall apart and with the recent addition of a crack in the water jacket, suggesting head warpage I have decided the engine is need need of either binning or a DIY rebuild. I say DIY because of two things, one is that a low K 5K engine is damn hard to find locally and is usually over priced. Or two, the professional rebuilds are too expensive for what it's worth. The head work will be done by professionals as the price is great, $110 - $150 for reface + valve and valve seat re grind + crack test. I paid $110 to do that on my 4k but that was two years ago.…

ok say if i was to be silly and randomly bolt on any random turbo to my 3tc what would be the best option regarding the turbo i should use do u have to run a computer thing to run and what happens when u don't :D

On maxi's boot lid hinge some bad rust grows: And just found this one the other day, its started to grow in the door sill :dance: :) :D

I thought i'd start this after talking to Teddy about his engine he's building. i found this out the hard way in my starlet, running a 5k, it would Accelerate really hard and the last thing i expected when i went to freshen the engine up, was to find number one big end almost run. soon as i saw this i knew what had caused it, it was running just a standard sump, with so much acceleration the oil was been thrown to the back of the sump, staving the engine of oil. Now i'm wondering how many people out there have the same thing happening and don't know it, my oil light NEVER came on(remenber the oil switch is only 10psi). a little food for thought. :dry:

Hi all, I'm trying to sort out my brakes with bits I have at my disposal. I have an almost complete KE70 and hubs off a KE20. Can the KE70 calipers be used on the KE20 Discs/hubs on my KE10?? What other parts would be required?? I'm also looking at fitting the brake master out of the 70, any issues I'm likely to encounter? Thanks all. Ken

G'day guys. Got another question for you. Instead of buying ke20 balljoints ($80) and then spending $60~ on adapters to run ae86 steering arms I'm wondering if i can just put in ke70 balljoints and save myself the money. I know ke20 fits, so my main question is are KE balljoints the same size? I know the tapers different yada-yada. But i'm wondering if physically, like where they press into the Arm if they're the same size? Cheers

My 16 step guide in how to Turbo a K series motor! (Major steps only) 1- Relocate the Battery to the boot 2. Strip old manifold/carb/headers off 3. Make a turbo manifold 4. Using a metal exhaust gasket mount up that bad boy! 5. Find a suitable turbo for the engine. I used a custom front and rear housing carbon sealed setup i found of a dude in Melbourne 6. Mount up the turbo and start to get Excited!! 7. Attach all the lines and chosen Carby, as well as whatever crazy setup you fabb'd up to make a filter fit.. Remember to ensure your Turbo oil return line is in a horizontal fitting into the sump as high up on the sump as you can get…

Found this article which I thought was well written from a newb point of view. Could be helpful to those that are converting from carb to fuel injection and just want to know the basics. Doesnt cover surge tanks. PDF

Hi Just as a little bit of personal research, I'm looking for factory workshop manual descriptions of how to clean an air filter out during a vehicle service. Toyota workshop manuals would be brilliant to use, as I do work on a reasonable number of *j120r prado's, zze122r corollas, and lots of **v36 and **v40 camry's. I would also like any decriptions of how to change the brake fluid as part of a service, the correct procedure out of factory workshop manuals would also be good. Both the prado setups would be good, the pressurised nitrogen booster as well as the traditional vacuum booster. I know this is very very basic, but I'm just trying to find some solid defi…

i have a ae95 and i may be buying some nice bathurst globes only problem they are 4x114.3 not 4x100 is there a way to make them fit like a plate or spacer or something i need to know asap any advice would be great thanks

I am designing a bracket to mount the battery in the boot to save room in engine bay. What size battery should i be looking for? I hope fully plan on getting a ok sound system later on down the track... much later.... But i always like to plan ahead. Nothing worse then under designed stuff Hmmm wrong section but o well

so my housemate has this ep82 starlet gt turbo............. in the year that he has had it, we have researched the use of a few different turbos and boost has been slowly wound up to a max of 20psi. now a few months ago we relised the bearings don't like that. so we track down the guy who built the donk up ( still a 4e) and we found out the engine in fact has ross forgies, and a few other goodies......... all to suit the f@$king standard bearings!!!! what an engine builder?!? back on topic.... so we took a few days to track down some more NDC brand bearings... they didn't make it through the day. so we found NDC pro series bearings, they also failed after a couple…

I recently began rebuilding the T50 transmission (AE86 Corolla) in my 1981 Starlet. It has a left hand starter motor and a right hand throw out arm. Normal. My donor transmission is also a T50 and is identical except that it has a bellhousing also with the starter on the left.....But with the throw out ALSO on the left. Just below the starter. My engine is a 4AGE. Was the donor car a 3A or 4A. (I never saw the car that this tranny came from) Is this "left handed" bellhousing unusual or sought after?

hay guys and gurls how hard is it to put an A series bellhousing on a K series 5 speed box?? and were can i get it done in qld

I've done a search, but I can't find an answer for why. FAQ says they're not actually that good, but why do people do it then? Is there power gain? Surely a 3k head wouldn't be stronger? Any info or links much appreciated! cheers, toby

Ok guys I was gonna keep it all hush hush but meh..f@$k that OK the deal with my new motor is this: ported 3K-C head (shaved only to make sure the head is flat...not to raise compression too much) 4K-C block - acid bathed - possibly shotpeened 60thou overbore ACL pistons, rings, bearings Lightened crankshaft - shotpeened Lightened flywheel 5K con-rods Reground cam (430thou intake lift, 400thou exhaust, 100-100 separation) Possibly buying nicks 4-1 extractors and exhaust... The intake is what I'm excited about I'm getting a ford fairlane XD EFI manifold, Injectors, fuel rail and pump for next to nothing. Manifold will be a custom jobbie. …

I was replacing bushes and springs today in my ke70 and when i went to put the panhard back on it wouldn't go so I tpulled it out and noticed it was bent. Should I be concerned? Its not bad, with help I got it back on the car and the old rubber bushings didn't look deformed of anything

Looking to do my own unprofessional respray. Does anyone know the best automotive paint to use and under what conditions should i take out whilst doing this job. Colours to look for: yellow/orange/gold/light grey/purple/white. Cheers if anyone can help out. :D Daven.

Hey guys. Yesterday I bought my first car, a 1976 ke 30 sedan 5 speed. I'm 15 and 3 months so I can't yet drive on the road, so I have time to save money from my job. I was driving my ke30 around in a paddock earlier and, well, I have already decided I want more power. I know the 4age is the most popular swap for a ke70, but I don't know about the ke30. Can you guys give me some ideas and the pros and cons of some engines? Thanks

hey just wondering whats the best camber tops for a ke55